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. F. M. KINNARD BATTER Original Filed Aug. 4, 1920 Patented July 24,1923..

j rarest FRANK M. KINNARD, or sesame, OHIO, assrenonor ONE-HALF TOCHARLES L.

sEBnING, or snenrne, OHIO.

\ BATTER.

Application filed August 4, 1920, Serial No. 401,164. Renewed June 11,1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK M. KINNARD,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Sebring, in the county ofMahoning and a State of Ohio, have invented a new and use ful Batter, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to batters such as are-used in potteries forbatting out clay to preparatory to placing the clay in the molds.

The batters such a are at present in general use in pott'eries aresubstantially cylindrical in shape and provided with a handle by meansof which the bat is grasped in one hand by the batterout and raisedabove the block and then brought down with considerable force upon theball of clay, which has been placed upon the block. These batters arenecessarily of considerable weight and it is therefore extremelydifficult for the batter-out to Continuously swing the batter andmaintain it in. proper alignment with the block as it is brought downupon the ball of clay. Even the most proficient batters-out cannotproduce bats of uniform thickness with the usual form of batter abovedescribed.

The objects of the present invention are the provision of a battermounted upon a 30 lever, a counter-weight being provided upon the leverfor the purpose of counter-balancing the weight of the batter, meansbeing provided for adjusting the batter w1th relation to the lever andto the block and a bumper being provided to limit the down ward movementof the batter.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed outin the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in theform, proportions, size and minor details of construction may be madewithin the scope of the appended claims, without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

The invention thus set forth in general terms is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a planview of a batter embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-,-2, Fig. 1. 55 Fig. 3 is a section onthe line 33, Fig. 2.

1 is a detail perspective view of the aid istable post upon which thelever is pivo e Er practlcal embodiment of the invention 18 disclosed inthe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification in whichsimilar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several vlews.

The bench upon which the device is mounted is indicated by the numeral 1and a. casting 2 is fixed thereto and provided with the bearing portions3 and 4 within which the posts 5 and 6 are mounted.

The post 5 is provided with the beveled faces 7 which conform with thebeveled faces 8 of the socket 9 formed in the bearing portion 3 and anelongated vertical slot 10 is formed in said post to receive the bolt11, the head 12 thereof being received in the opening 13 in the bearingportion and engaging the adjacent face of the post, a nut 1 1- beingprovided upon the other extremity of said bolt and engaging the adjacentouter face of the bearing portion 3 in order to draw the beveled faces 7of the post tightly against the beveled faces 8 of the socket in thebearing portion 3.

The bearing portion 1 is provided with a socket 15 having the beveledfaces 16, said socket receiving the post 17, which is provided withbeveled faces 18 designed to conform to the beveled faces 16 in thesocket. An elongated vertical slot 19 is formed in the post 1'? andreceives a bolt 20, the head 21 thereof being located in a suitableopening 22 formed in the bearing portion 4 and arranged to engage theadjacent face of the post 17 a nut 23 being provided upon the other endof said post and arranged to bear 95 against the adjacent face of thebearing portion 4- in order to draw the beveled faces 18 of the postinto tight engagement with the beveled faces 16 of the socket. A block2-1- of rubber or the like is mounted in the socket 25 formed at theupper end of the post 17 and acts as a bumper for the lever 26 uponwhich the batter is carried and which is pivoted at 27 to the upper endof the post 5.

The lever 26 is preferably formed of a pair of spaced angle irons 28,the rear ends thereof being bent upwardly at an angle as shown at 29 andconnected to the bar 30 upon which is slidably mounted the weight 31,the set screw 32 being provided for ad justing the weight at any desiredpoint upon the bar 30.

The forward ends of the angle irons 28 are outwardly flared as shown at38 and connected by means of the handle 3%. The batter 35 is ofcylindrical form and is composed of plaster of Paris or the likeconnected to the base plate36 by means of the tapered apertures 37 intowhich the plaster of Paris isembedded.

A pair of uprights 38 is provided upon the base plate 36, said uprightsextending be tween the angle iron portions 28 of the lever. Each of theuprights 38 has a slot 39 formed therein, said slots receiving thesquared portions tO of bolts 4-1 which bolts extend through both of theangle irons 28. A screw 42 is provided in each of the uprights 38 andextends downwardly through the slot therein and engages the uppersurface of the adjacent bolt etl for the purpose of preventing thebatter being moved with relation to the lever by the shock of the batterbeing brought into engagement with the block.

The block 43 is of the usual construction being preferably slightlyconcaved upon its upper surface as shown at tet to accommodat the convexlower surface a5 of the batter. The block 43 is mounted upon a pile 46formed of masonry or the like, located adjacent to the bench 1.

WVith the adjustments provided in the posts 5 and 17 it will be seenthat the lever 26 may be adjusted to the desired height to accommodatethe batter 35 and the adjust ment upon the base plate of the batterprovides for adjusting the batter with reference to the lever tocompensate for Wear upon the batter.

The operation of the device is as follows: Assuming that the counterweight 31 will hold the batter in the raised position above the block48, a ball of clay is placed upon the block as in the usual manner afterwhich the batter-out grasps the handle 34 of the lever and pulls thelever down bringing the batter into the position shown in Fig. 2,batting out the ball of clay upon the block 43. Nith the use of thisdevice the work of the batter out is made considerably easier as thecounter-weight 31 will counter-balance the weight of the batter 35, thuseliminating the continual lifting of the heavy batter by hand.

It will, of course, beunderstood that for small work such as fruitsaucers, individual butter chips and the like, two or three bats may bemade with a single operation of the batter. t will be evident from theabove description that a batter is provided by means of whichconsiderable of the labor is dispensed with and providing an increasedoutput of work with the minimum effort of the operator.

1 claim:

1. In combination with a stationary block, a lever pivoted at one sideof the block, a batter mounted upon the lever and arranged to be broughtinto forceful contact with a ball of clay placed upon the block toproduce a bat, a bumper arranged to be engaged by the lever to limit thedownward movement thereof and a counter weight arranged to normally holdthe lever in the raised position. a

2. In combination with a stationary block, a lever pivoted atone side ofthe block, a batter mounted upon the leverand arranged to be broughtinto forceful contact with a ball of clay placed upon the block toproduce abat, a bumper arranged to be engaged by the lever to limit thedownward movement thereof, means for adjusting the height of the bumperto limit the thickness of the bat and a counter weight arranged tonormally hold the lever in raised position. 3. In combination with astationary block, a lever pivoted at one side of the block, a battermounted upon the lever and arranged to co-operate with the block, abumper arrangedto be engaged by the lever to limit the downwardmovement. thereof, and a counter-weight arranged to hold the lever inraised position andmeans for adjusting the batter vertically upon thelever to compensate for wear.

In testimony that I claim'theabove, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

FRANK M. KINNARD.

